Greener Partners

Name

Greener Partners

Legal name

Greener Partners

Website

https://greenerpartners.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Food and Nutrition Education Services

NAICS

Vegetable and Melon Farming (1112), Food Crops Grown Under Cover (11141)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (BPAGAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Farm-to-Consumer Produce Boxes / CSA Delivery (AFAIANAC), Carbon, Sustainability & Farm Certification Support (Agro-Environmental Advisory) (AFACABAL)

Keywords

• Urban farming programs
• Nutrition education
• Food access programs
• Farm-to-school initiatives
• Community agriculture

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairview Village

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Corporate Partnerships & Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors invest in school-based programs, receive social media and website presence, workplace wellness workshops, and visits to sponsored programs. Includes Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program participation.
2. Individual Donations: One-time and monthly recurring donations from individuals supporting fresh food access and education programs.
3. Farm Explorer Program Fees: Schools and organizations pay for Farm Explorer full-season packages and single visits. Discounted rates available for qualifying schools.
4. Garden Consultation Services: Virtual home garden consultations at $100/hour with sliding scale available. Revenue supports free gardening services in marginalized communities.
5. Cookbook Sales: Sale of 'Cooking with Greener Partners' cookbook at $40 per copy. Proceeds support food access and education programs.
6. CSA Farm Shares: Community Supported Agriculture program administered through partnership with The Common Market. Subscribers receive seasonal produce shares.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Greener Partners operates urban farming, fresh food access, and nutrition education programs as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving the Philadelphia region. The organization runs the Farm Explorer mobile farm program, the Healthy Schools Project across 100+ schools, the Deaver Wellness Farm at Lankenau Medical Center, Guild House Farm at a senior housing facility, and CSA Farm Shares administered through The Common Market. Revenue is generated through grants, individual donations, corporate sponsorships, annual gala fundraising, program fees, and cookbook sales.

Product overview

Greener Partners operates as a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of food access and education programs, not a unified software product. The core offerings include the Farm Explorer mobile farm program (a truck-based mobile farm bringing hands-on nutrition education to schools), the Healthy Schools Project (comprehensive school-community food programs), Farm Fresh to Office (workplace wellness through produce delivery), Healthcare Partnerships (farm programs at hospitals including the Deaver Wellness Farm), and School & Community Partnerships. Supporting offerings include a Virtual Home Garden Consultation service, a published cookbook, a Virtual Learning Hub with educational videos, and a Teen Leadership internship program. These programs work together to strengthen community health through urban farming, equitable fresh food access, and discovery-based learning across Philadelphia, Norristown, and Chester regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Farm Explorer: A mobile farm program that brings hands-on gardening, cooking, and nutrition education to students via a truck filled with over 30 edible plants, featuring seed-to-plate lessons and discovery-based learning.
• Healthy Schools Project
• Food is Medicine
• SOL Food Project

Products and services

• Farm Explorer A mobile farm program delivered via truck filled with over 30 edible plants featuring discovery-based programs where students dig in healthy soil, smell herbs, taste plants, and cook with ingredients they helped harvest. Brings hands-on lessons about edible plants, seasonal eating, and nutrition directly to schools and communities.
• Healthy Schools Project A holistic, full-circle model that supports school communities from preschool to high school in building sustainable sources of fresh, healthy food. Students and families are connected to fresh food and the tools, resources, and spaces to grow and cook it in multiple reinforcing ways.
• Healthcare Partnerships (Deaver Wellness Farm) Integrated strategic approach for healthcare settings including production/education/wellness sites, food as medicine education for patients, professional development for medical professionals, and Farm Explorer mobile farm truck visits for hospitals and healthcare settings.
• Farm Fresh to Office A produce delivery and food education service for workplaces. Through collaboration with The Common Market, participating employees receive the season's freshest local vegetables delivered to their workplace every other week, along with Workplace Wellness workshops.
• Guild House Farm An urban farm located at Guild House West, an apartment building for low-income seniors at 1221 Fairmount Avenue in North Philadelphia. The half acre site includes a production garden, high tunnel, orchard, and community garden. The vast majority of food grown is donated to residents.
• CSA Farm Shares Community Supported Agriculture program providing weekly shares of fresh, seasonal items grown at partner farms. Administered through The Common Market partnership. Open to anyone with subsidized shares available for qualifying members with flexible payment options including EBT.
• Virtual Home Garden Consultation Personalized video call consultation service teaching starting seeds, site selection, planting calendars, soil testing, composting, and more. Rate is $100/hour with sliding scale available for consultations, with revenue supporting free gardening services in marginalized communities.
• Cooking with Greener Partners Cookbook Full-color, spiral-bound cookbook featuring seed to plate recipes developed and perfected by Greener Partners staff over the past decade. 78 pages. Priced at $40 per copy plus shipping. Donated books for schools available at $40 each with no shipping fees. Proceeds support healthy food access and education programs.
• SOL Food Project (Teen Leadership Program) Food justice and leadership program for teen interns at Guild House Farm, exploring nutrition, food cultures, and food justice. Includes a 6-week paid summer internship and year-round employment for teens, supporting the next generation of food leaders with practical gardening and cooking skills, nutrition education, and food justice exploration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached over 100,000 children and families over 10 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

38 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Lankenau Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Long-standing partnership managing the Deaver Wellness Farm, the first education and production farm on a hospital campus in the Philadelphia region. Greener Partners manages the farm, harvests and shares healthy food with patients, supports education for physicians, and provides a place for respite for staff, patients, and families. Farm produces thousands of pounds of fresh produce annually.
• Einstein Family Medicine (Norristown)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Partnership supporting rooftop parking garage garden enabling fresh produce access for patients. Includes seed-to-plate lessons for pediatric residents and young patients, sensory explorations with herbs, and seasonal educational activities.
• Urban Tree ConnectionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for urban greening and community garden programs.
• Greensgrow FarmsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional urban farm partner for local food system collaboration.
• The Food TrustmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey partner organization supporting food access initiatives in Philadelphia communities.
• Common MarketmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional leader in local food distribution administering CSA Farm Share program. Partners on emergency food distribution during COVID-19. Offers wide range of products including dairy, fruit, meat, and bread from small farms within 250 miles of Philadelphia.
• PhilabundancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional food bank partner for food distribution and access initiatives.
• Variety - The Children's Charity of the Delaware ValleymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to move Montgomery County farm hub to Variety's campus in Worcester Township. Serves youth with disabilities and provides beautiful site for farm operations.
• Belmont Charter NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary partner for Healthy Schools Project in West Philadelphia, serving 3,530 students with fresh food distributions and food and gardening education.
• Friends Rehabilitation ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner for COVID-19 emergency food distribution to families and seniors.
• People's Emergency CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner for COVID-19 emergency food distribution.
• Centro de Cultura Arte Trabajo y EducacionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner for COVID-19 emergency food distribution.
• Guild House WestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSenior housing facility at 1221 Fairmount Avenue in North Philadelphia where Greener Partners operates Guild House Farm. Majority of produce grown is donated to residents.
• Get HYPE Philly CollectivemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-organization collective transforming teen health, funded by GlaxoSmithKline. Greener Partners serves as primary hub for teen work through SOL Food Project.
• Kimberton Whole FoodsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner providing funding for Healthy Schools Project.
• Foundation for Delaware CountyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFoundation partner funding Healthy Schools Project.
• Terrain Gardens at Devon YardminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHost venue for Fall Fête annual fundraiser event.
• Village of Arts & HumanitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner organization collaborating on youth programming.
• Norris Square Neighborhood ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner for neighborhood-based food and farming initiatives.
• Repair the WorldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization partnering on community service and food justice programming.
• Broad Street MinistriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for food access and community support.
• Free LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for literacy and community programming integration.
• Girard CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Garden Club programming with SOL Food Youth Leaders teaching nutrition and food-science lessons.
• CardConnectmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner presenting sponsor for multiple galas and supporter of Farm Fresh to Office workplace wellness program. Employees receive weekly fresh vegetable deliveries from Greener Partners.
• AnthropologiemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPresenting sponsor of 2015 Remarkable Farms Gala.
• TerrainmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPresenting sponsor of 2015 Remarkable Farms Gala and Fall Fête venue sponsor.
• Urban OutfittersmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPresenting sponsor of 2015 Remarkable Farms Gala. Selected Greener Partners as nonprofit of choice for Black Friday T-shirt sale benefit.
• TargetmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerYouth wellness grant bringing Farm Explorer programs to thousands of kids in Philadelphia. Funded free full-season programs for 30 high-poverty schools, targeting over 3,000 fourth grade students.
• Corle + Hand (Wear for Good)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharitable clothing brand donating 15% of 'Katie Nobody Knows Tee' and 'Katie Optimist Tee' purchases to Greener Partners.
• Independence Blue CrossminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVolunteer support for Remarkable Farms Gala.
• PHS: City Harvest ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for urban agriculture and food access programming.
• Philadelphia Orchard ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for orchard development and community growing spaces.
• Primex Garden CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for gardening supplies and community garden support.
• El Compadre RestaurantminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal restaurant partner for farm produce sales.
• John Heinz National Wildlife RefugeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for environmental education and nature-based programming.
• Urban CreatorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for urban farming and community food initiatives.
• Norristown ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner for Farm Shares CSA program, with pickup at Montgomery County OIC.
• Montgomery County OICminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPickup location for Farm Shares CSA program serving Norristown community.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The Food Trust: Philadelphia-based nonprofit focused on food access, nutrition education, and healthy food retail. Directly comparable mission to Greener Partners and a named partner organization in the company's data.
• Big Green: National nonprofit that builds learning gardens in schools, with a mobile and replicable model closely parallel to Greener Partners' Farm Explorer and Healthy Schools Project.
• FoodCorps: National nonprofit serving school communities through food education, garden leadership, and healthy school meals — directly comparable to Greener Partners' Healthy Schools Project.
• Greensgrow Farms: Philadelphia urban farm and nonprofit providing fresh food access, garden education, and community programming in the same metropolitan region as Greener Partners.
• Philabundance: Regional food bank and food access nonprofit serving the Delaware Valley with hunger relief and nutrition programs — a named partner of Greener Partners in COVID-19 food distribution.
• Common Market Philadelphia: Regional nonprofit food distributor connecting local farms to institutions; administers Greener Partners' CSA program and partners on emergency food distribution.
• Wholesome Wave: National nonprofit addressing food insecurity through nutrition incentive programs and food-as-medicine initiatives, operating in adjacent 'food is medicine' space as Greener Partners' hospital programs.
• Fair Food Network: National nonprofit doubling SNAP benefits at farmers markets and supporting food access entrepreneurs, with overlapping food-system and healthy-eating mission.
• Keep Growing Detroit: Detroit-based urban agriculture and food justice nonprofit running urban farms, gardens, and youth education programs — directly comparable urban farming and education model.
• Urban Creators: Philadelphia nonprofit doing urban farming, youth leadership, and community food justice work in North Philadelphia — a named partner of Greener Partners and a close mission/set-ap peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/greenerpartners
• Instagraminstagram.com/greenerpartners
• Xx.com/greenerpartners
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/greener-partners

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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